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TIL I learned about the 1962 Tanganyika Laughter epidemic that started with the laughter of one student and passed along to the rest of the school and other communities, causing 14 school closures in total

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e8bk TIL that a beer company developed edible six-pack rings that marine life or humans can eat
9YYOp TIL Tutti Frutti literally means "all fruits"
BgBKe TIL Canada's 12.9-kilometre Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island is not straight but deliberately curved to ensure that drivers remain attentive and reduce accidents. Confederation Bridge is projected to last for 100 years until 2097
6EyPQ TIL that Hughes engineers swung a satellite around the Moon and approached earth from a 'stealthy' direction, "downwards from the Moon rather than up from the ground, the way we typically think of missile launches by aggressor nations."
XEVj6 TIL that teacup dogs are essentially underdeveloped dogs resulting from breeding runts of the litter in order to create "the smallest dog possible"